Announcing in public that I intend to do the marathon was a way of keeping myself honest – and motivated – to train and actually get down to the act ot running. If it’s out there, hopefuly people will hold me to it and make sure I go through with it.  I profess to be self-motivated, but in fact I’m the world’s worst procrastinator, and so I need something to spur me into action a lot of the time. I hold off doing things until the last minute, until the sweat of a deadline is thick as clotted cream on my forehead. Then, and only then, will I spring into action. The result is always satisfactory, if a little tardy.

So, in the interests of honesty, I’ll have to admit that Friday and Saturday of last weekend were not good days for the training regime. [Read more →]